- The objective of this program, which is already in its seventh year, is to show people in positions of responsibility the reality of the Basque Country
- Four experts on sustainable development, climate change and energy transition, local policies, and international relations will travel to the Basque Country next week to learn first-hand about Basque policies in these areas
A United States delegation will next week travel to the Basque Country as part of the seventh edition of the “Basque Learning Tour 2023” promoted by the Basque Government, within its Basque Country 2025 Internationalization Strategy. The initiative aims to promote relations with strategic partners abroad, with the aim of publicizing the reality of the Basque Country.
On this occasion, the delegation is made up of 4 experts in sustainable development, climate change and energy transition, local policies, and international relations, who work in reference centres in the United States.
Agenda
The visit has been organized by Lehendakaritza and will take place from 18 to 23 June. During this time, the delegation will learn first-hand about the public policies that are being carried out in the Basque Country to face the challenges of the triple transition: ecological energy, digital technology; and the socio-health demographic.
To this end, meetings are planned with leaders of the Basque Government in the areas of External Action; 2030 Agenda and social innovation; the circular economy and energy transition; and equality and social transition policies, among others, as well as visits to leading technological and research centres. The Basque Country's tax system and its cooperative model will also be announced.
At the institutional level, the delegation will meet with the President of the Basque Parliament and visit the Guernica Board of Trustees.
The agenda also includes visits to the Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria-Gasteiz, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Basque Culinary Centre.